Agent Provocateur Ep 01: On BookTok, COVID and Virtual Book Fairs

Agent Provocateur by The Rights Factory

Jul 31, 202123:44Arts

In this episode we take a look at BookTok, we have an editorial on plagues and content, and we have an update on the rights situation in the recent Bologna and London Book Fairs, which were virtual this year.

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